Henry niehoff



H. NIEHOFF.

GOAL RBOEPTAGLE.

(No Model.)

.676. Patented'Aug. 3, 1886.

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UNITED STATES .ATENT Fries.

HENRY NIEHOFF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COAL-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,676, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed March 29,1886.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY NIEHOFF, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Coal-Receptacle, of'which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This inventionis the construction of an improved form ofcoal-receptacle, the object of the invention being to provide areceptacle which will effectually prevent the escape of dust into theroom or apartment within which the receptacle is located, and which willpermit of the withdrawal of the coal by means of a shovel, thereceptacle being so arranged that only a portion of the lowercompartment from which the coal is taken for use is filled at any onetime.

To the ends named theinvention consists of a receptacle provided with acurved bottom and a partial interior partition, whereby the receptacleis divided into two compartments, a stop or bolstering plate beingarranged below the partition for a purpose to be hereinafter described;and the invention further consists of the construction and arrangementof parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,formingapart of thisspecification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved coal-receptacle. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional elevation of the same, taken on linear x of Fig.

1, the extensible portion being, however, shown in its extendedposition; and Fig. 3 is asectional plan view taken on line yy of Fig.2.

In the drawings above referred to, A represents the main box or body ofmy improved form of coal receptacle, which is, as illustrated,preferably in the form of a cylinder; but the body A could be square,oblong, or any other shape desired without departing from the spirit ofmyinvention. This box or body A is mounted in any manner desired upon anornamental base, B, and its bottom ais curved downward from the forwardside of the receptacle, and then upward to meet the rear wall of saidreceptacle. At a pointjust upon a level with the forward edge of thebottom a there is a door, 0, provided with an appropriate catch andmounted by means of an ordinary form of hinge, as b. Just above theopening that is closed by the door 0 there is arranged arearwardly-inelined partition, D, preferably made of sheet metal so outas to be provided With ears 0 c, and then bent to the form indicated inthe drawings, the said partition being held in position by means ofrivets d, which are passed through aperturesformed in the walls ofthemain body A, and through other apertures formed in the lugs or ears 0.

It will be noticed that the partition D does not extend entirely acrossthe box A, but that there is an opening, E, between the lower edge ofthe partition and the rear wall of the receptacle; but this opening ispartially closed by a stop or deflecting-plate, F, arranged below thepartition D, and secured and held in place by means of lugs or earsf andrivets g, as indicated. An extensible section, H, is fitted within themain receptacle A, and held in any position desired by means of aset-screw, h, which enters a groove, '6, formed in the outer face of theextensible section, but not running entirely to the bottom of saidsection, so that when the section is raised the set-screwh will preventits withdrawal from the main body A.

The upper end of A is formed with an outwardly and then inwardlycurved'beadflc, the edge Z of which fits close against the outer face ofthe extensible section; but when the extensible section is lowered tothe position shown in Fig. 1, the bead 7c is partially covered by anogee or other form of molding, I, that is carried by the extensiblesection. The device described is provided with a cover, N.

In operation, if it is desired to place a large amount of coal in thereceptacle the section II is drawn oiit to the position shown in Fig. 2,in which position it is held by the set-screw h. The coal is then filledin,and,striking upon the partition D,will fall against thedeflecting-plate F and will be thrown upon the curved bottom a; butowing to the position of the plateF the coal will not extend fartherforward than the point 8. (Shown in Fig. 2.) In removing the coal thecurved bottom a permits of the use of any ordinary form of shovel thatwill enter the door 0, and I find that by imparting such a curve as isrepresented in the drawings to the said bottom a the filling of theshovel is greatly facilitated. As the coal is withdrawn from thereceptacle the section H may be lowered to the position shown in Fig. 1.

In practice I prefer to make my receptacle of a size adapted to hold twoscuttles of coal when the parts are adjusted to the position shown inFig. 1,0r to hold three scuttles when the parts are adjusted to theposition shown in Fig. 2. l

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination,with the main body A, having a door, 0, and a bottom,a, curved as shown, of the downward-inclinedpartition D, secured to theinner side of the body over the door. an opening, E, being formedopposite the door, and the inward and downward inclined plate F, securedto the body below the opening, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the outer tubular body, A, having closed sidesand bottom, and a set-screw, h, near its upper end,of the inner tubularsection, H, open at its top and bottom, closed at its sides,and providedwith a vertical groove receiving the inner end of the set-screw h, and acover for the inner section, substantially as set forth.

HENRY NIEHOFF.

WVitnesses:

EDWARD KENT, Jr., 0. SEDGwIoK.

